All school websites within the board securely under 1 roof
Multi Site is the solution for school groups and umbrella organizations that want more control over the quality, security and accessibility of the websites within the organization. We therefore bring all school websites within the organization together under 1 roof.
By making efficient use of website functions and templates within a so-called 'block box', Multi Site ensures cost savings, a uniform appearance and better security for all school websites within the school group.
Plate is an easy-to-manage Multi Site CMS that allows schools to easily and independently customize and maintain their websites, while benefiting from lower overall costs and a secure, innovative solution. Quickly discover more of what Plate can offer your educational organization.
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All benefits
One toolbox for the entire organization
Multi Site gives your educational organization 1 toolbox with all the necessary functions for the school websites within your school group. This makes it easy to set up new school websites and roll out updates efficiently to all websites, saving costs and ensuring quality for the entire organization.
Recognizable appearance
With a Multi Site, the board has control over the uniform appearance of the organization while each school retains its own identity with unique colors, fonts and styles. This is important for the image and recognizability of the school group as a whole.
Independent site management
Individual schools have control over their own website with Multi Site and make changes independently with Plate's Visual CMS. This reduces the burden on your school group's board office and promotes organizational independence.
Sharing content between websites
Easily share news or other pages from the board website with one or more school websites within the group. You manage the information centrally and easily send updates of the information to other websites with the click of a button.
The whole group benefits
Extensions and updates are rolled out centrally for all school websites within the group. This means that no website is left behind.
Security is guaranteed
Plate offers a secure and scalable solution for school websites where new developments and security updates are automatically applied to all your organisation's websites. This ensures that the software stays up-to-date and you as an educational organisation are not behind the times.
Manageable costs
Thanks to Multi Site, you make efficiency gains in terms of hosting, management, appearance and modules. This leads to lower annual costs for the websites within your school group.
Cooperating partners
Many school groups use the same software packages. Therefore, at Plate we offer standard integration with several packages.
Specifically, we interface with the following vendors:
- AFAS
- ParnasSys
Plate versus Wordpress
Many school groups use WordPress (Multisite). Therefore, we would like to list the main differences between Plate and WordPress. Plate and WordPress are both CMSs that provide multisite solutions for school groups and umbrella organizations, but there are important differences. Plate is a multi-tenant hosted CMS with built-in multisite functionality, while WordPress is an open-source CMS that relies on plugins to provide an advanced multisite solution.
With Plate, customers benefit from centrally implemented security and maintenance updates and no additional plugins are required. WordPress, however, quickly requires the configuration of multiple plugins, which can lead to interdependencies and additional maintenance.
The multitude of plugins in WordPress can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. While potentially enabling a sophisticated multisite solution, the myriad of third-party plugins can make the system complex and difficult to manage. Plate, on the other hand, offers a streamlined experience with built-in features that work together seamlessly and are updated centrally.
When it comes to cost, WordPress seems free at first, but if you don't have the right knowledge and expertise in-house (and in school groups this is often the case), you quickly find yourself spending quite a bit of money maintaining and hosting your websites. Plate offers a license with all essential services and functions in one package, with no hidden costs.
Want to see the differences in detail? Then watch the video showing the differences between Wordpress Multisite and Plate.
